Final Design Rationale: Vending Hut

 

Rationale for choosing:

Solution D- Folding Vending Hut

Design Matrix:

Solution:	Solution A Classic Pass Vending Hut	Solution B Accordion Vending Hut	Solution C Beach Pass Vending Machine	Solution D Folding Vending Hut
Follows Intended mood.	5	5	0	5
Includes storm protection features.	0	5	0	5
Is economical to build/ buy.	4	3	2	4
Is durable.	5	3	2	5
Provides a source of income.	5	5	5	5
Is made of recycled/ green materials.	4	4	2	4
Totals:	23	25	11	28

 

Rationale:

 

    The Beach Pass Vending Hut infrastructure is made of a wood medium (2x4’s and 4x4’s) and is outfitted with a panel wall for each side. Each panel is attached to the beams with large screws, and at the base of the hut with two hinges. In the event of a storm all of the screws are taken out of the walls and the walls are allowed to rotate on their hinges and rest on the ground. Then, the screws taken out of the walls are used to bolt the walls into the boardwalk surface. This holds the walls down while simultaneously reinforcing the base of the hut. Without the walls on the sides, the hut isn’t nearly as susceptible to damage due to high wind speeds since there is less material to create drag.

Solution C is the most functional design out of all four Beach Pass Vending hut alternates. The Folding Vending hut is inexpensive, can be built on site, and requires little maintenance. The Folding vending hut resembles the beach pass hut that was used on the boardwalk before Hurricane Sandy. The wood panel walls, and shingled roof adhere to the “classic beach” mood that the new walkway should create as opposed to the modern feel of the metal vending machine solution.     

Functionally, the Folding Vending hut is flawless. The interior is large enough to fit two adult beach pass vendors. If placed near beach access points the hut will prevent users from neglecting to buy a pass increasing the total profit that the walkway generates. The folding wall feature acts as a storm protection system. Once the walls have been screwed into the walkway surface the hut will be impervious to heavy wind, and will be able to resist strong currents. The reason structures are blown away by harsh wind is due to the friction that is created when the wind comes in contact with different parts of the structure. The greater the surface area of the structure, the more force due to frictional drag will be acted upon the structure. Removing the walls and exposing the infrastructure significantly reduces the surface area of the Vending Hut therefore reducing the effect that wind has upon the entire structure.

The Folding Vending Hut is the most viable solution for a beach pass vending structure for the new Avon walkway. The design functions perfectly, is inexpensive, is aesthetically pleasing, and blends perfectly with the theme of the walkway. The storm protection system will help the structure survive a category 5 hurricane and all associated factors that come with a hurricane. The Folding Vending Hut will pay for itself in a single summer day proving that it is worth implementing on the new Avon walkway.